Biomonitoring background levels of PCBs and PBDEs in Seoul metropolitan atmosphere for possible health effects

Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 109-116

  Kannan, Narayanan ^a   Hong, Sang Hee ^a   Yim, Un Hyuk ^a   Shim, Won Joon ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air borne pollutants; Atmospheric deposition; Diffusive samplers; Passive samplers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862821606     PISSN: 20059752     EISSN: 22337784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03216471     Document Type: Article

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